| The Green Papers: Delaware 2010 Midterm Election |
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Delaware
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress Primary: Tuesday 14 September 2010 General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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NOTE re: elections for the GENERAL ASSEMBLYDELAWARE elects approximately half its State Senate every two years, Senators so elected serving four-year terms (except in General Elections held in the calendar year of a Federal Decennial Census, when Senators elected that year are elected for two-year terms so that all 21 State Senators can be elected two years later [to better accommodate redistricting as a result of the latest Census], approximately half of whom elected in such an "all-up" election will be elected to two-year terms). In 2008, State Senators in the following 10 Senatorial Districts: 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 and 21 will up for election; the State Senators representing the remaining 11 Senatorial Districts were elected to four-year terms in 2006 and, therefore, these seats will be up for election to a 2-year term in 2010 (that being the year of a Federal Decennial Census). The entire House of Representatives is elected for two-year terms and, thus, State Representatives in all 41 Representative Districts will be up for election in 2008. The state legislators who will meet over the two years from 2009 through 2010 will make up the 145th DELAWARE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. .14 September 2010 primary: 2010 General Election candidates from the State of Delaware Department of Elections 2 November 2010 |
| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Thomas R. "Tom" Carper • First elected: 2000; re-elected 2006 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990; elected Governor: 1992; re-elected: 1996] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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Class 2 |
Democratic | Senator Christopher A. "Chris" Coons • First elected in a Special Election 2 November 2010. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Next regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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Democratic | 174,012 | 56.61% | New Castle County Executive Christopher A. "Chris" Coons • FEC S0DE00092; 31 Dec 10; Tot $4,215,136; Dsb $3,869,062 |
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Republican | 123,053 | 40.03% | Christine O'Donnell • FEC S6DE00131; 31 Dec 10; Tot $7,340,167; Dsb $6,676,655 |
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Independent Party Of Delaware | 8,201 | 2.67% | Glenn A. Miller • FEC S0DE00134 |
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Libertarian | 2,101 | 0.68% | James W. "Jim" Rash • FEC S0DE00126 |
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| Total | 307,367 | 100.00% | |||
| Senator and former New Castle County Executive Christopher A. "Chris" Coons (Democratic) was elected (in a Special Election on 2 November 2010 with 56.6% of the vote) to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Joe Biden [Democrat] in January 2009 in order to accede to the Vice-Presidency of the United States; he replaces Senator Edward E. "Ted" Kaufman [Democrat] who had been appointed by the Governor of DELAWARE to temporarily fill this vacancy. Senator Coons, who was sworn on 15 November 2010, will now finish out the 6-year term to which Senator Biden had been re-elected in November 2008, one which ends at Noon, 3 January 2015. | |||||
| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors | |||||
| Democratic | Governor Jack A. Markell • First elected: 2008 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Elected separately from Governor | |||||
| Democratic | Lieutenant Governor Matthew P. "Matt" Denn • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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| 111th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Republican (1 Open) | |||||
| At-Large {map}  Open |
Republican | Congressman Michael N. "Mike" Castle • First elected: 1992; [also served as Governor- elected: 1984; re-elected: 1988] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - 6 October 2009: Annouced he will run for the Senate Class 2 Seat in 2010. However, he lost the 14 September 2010 priamry. |
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| ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | |||||
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Democratic | 173,543 | 56.78% | former Lieutenant Governor John Charles Carney, Jr. • FEC H0DE01017; 31 Dec 10; Tot $2,140,060; Dsb $2,115,134 |
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Republican | 125,442 | 41.04% | Glen Urquhart • 14 September 2010 primary: 49% • FEC H0DE01033; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,369,930; Dsb $1,364,254 |
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Independent Party Of Delaware; (Constitution) | 3,704 | 1.21% | Earl R. Lofland • FEC H0DE00100; 05 Nov 10; Tot $1,453; Dsb $1,453 |
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Libertarian; (Republican) | 1,986 | 0.65% | Brent A. Wangen • Filed as Libertarian and Republican • FEC H0DE00126; 29 Dec 10; Tot $6,434; Dsb $6,300 |
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Blue Enigma Party | 961 | 0.31% | Jeffrey "Jeff" Brown • FEC H0DE01058 |
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| Total | 305,636 | 100.00% | |||
| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
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Democratic | Attorney General Joseph R. "Beau" Biden, III • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 14 September 2010 Primary. 25 January 2010: "I cannot and will not run for the United States Senate in 2010. I will run for reelection as Attorney General." |
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Democratic | 203,931 | 78.91% | Attorney General Joseph R. "Beau" Biden, III | |
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Independent Party Of Delaware | 54,503 | 21.09% | Doug Campbell | |
| Total | 258,434 | 100.00% | |||
| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
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Democratic | Treasurer Velda Jones-Potter • Appointed: 2009 (by Governor and former Treasurer Jack Markell upon his ascention to the Governor's Chair) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Lost Primary / No Longer Running |
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| ** Open Office (no incumbent) ** | |||||
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Democratic | 153,203 | 51.03% | Chipman "Chip" Flowers, Jr. | |
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Republican | 147,031 | 48.97% | state Senator Colin R. J. Bonini | |
| Total | 300,234 | 100.00% | |||
| Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
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Republican | Auditor R. Thomas "Tom" Wagner, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Appointed: 1989 (by Governor Michael N. Castle); first elected: 1990; re-elected: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 14 September 2010 Primary |
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Republican | 150,156 | 50.43% | Auditor R. Thomas "Tom" Wagner, Jr. | |
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Democratic | 147,593 | 49.57% | Richard Korn | |
| Total | 297,749 | 100.00% | |||
| Commissioner of Insurance 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012 | |||||
| Democratic | Commissioner of Insurance Karen Weldin Stewart • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |
| Major Parties | |
| • Democratic (affiliates): 7 incumbents, 5 candidates | |
| • Republican: 2 incumbents, 5 candidates | |
| Major Third Parties | |
| • Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate | |
| • Libertarian: 2 candidates | |
| Other Third Parties | |
| • Blue Enigma Party: 1 candidate | |
| • Independent Party Of Delaware: 3 candidates | |
| Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted. | |
| Notes |
| Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot. |
"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary. When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details. If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements. |
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